Special Occasion - Joanne's 50th Birthday Party!

My boss, Joanne, turns 50 on Monday - she's an awesome person and a good friend. We've worked together for five years, so of course, we would go to her birthday party! We had a great time.

And, duh, of course I wore a fancy dress!
This is my amazing Betsey Johnson dress that I bought for New Year's Eve 2008. Pictures of the two times I've worn it here (New Year's Eve) and here (L's birthday 2009).

I wore it with the halter strap this time. Showing off the emerald green lining (which peeks through all the cutouts in the blue fabric) to Inigo, who insisted on being in all the pictures.

The back:

I went with blue tights this time (I hate repeating looks) - unfortunately, the toe popped on the walk home. Ah, well.

For accessories, I went with vintage sparkly:

Sorry, a bit blurry - I was in a hurry. The ring is just costume, but the earrings and bracelet (with safety chain) are Grandma J's. The stretch bracelet one of Mom's that I...er...acquired back in the 80s.

The bracelet and earrings are part of a set (picture here). The bracelet has the "Sherman" mark:

As noted last time I wore these: This is signed Sherman, a famous Canadian jeweler who specialized in these crystal pieces in the 50s - the crystals are Swarovski and the metal is gold plated. The finish on them is called "aurora borealis".

I don't know the make of the stretchy bracelet, but it is stamped "Empire Made":

This is a mark that British companies doing business in Hong Kong used. It's very small and barely fits on my wrist.

Dress (Betsey Johnson), shoes (Jessica Simpson), stretchy cuff (Empire Made, vintage early 60s?, Mom's), earrings/bracelet (Sherman, vintage early 60s/late 50s?, Grandma J's), ring (Melanie Lynne).